Emergency Department Critical Care

Emergency department organisation of critical care transfers in the UK.

OBJECTIVES Transport of the critically ill patient to or from the emergency department (ED) is a frequent occurrence. This study was designed to determine whether UK EDs currently have appropriate equipment, monitoring, staff training systems, and processes of care for transportation of the critically ill patient. METHODS A postal questionnaire regarding ED transfer patients was sent to 247 U...

Critical care in the emergency department: shock and circulatory support.

Effective resuscitation includes the rapid identification and correction of an inadequate circulation. Shock is said to be present when systemic hypoperfusion results in severe dysfunction of the vital organs. The finding of normal haemodynamic parameters, for example blood pressure, does not exclude shock in itself. This paper reviews the pathophysiology, resuscitation, and continuing manageme...

Emergency and Critical Care

Anaesthesia – critical care – emergency

This web resource provides a selection of hyperlinks to a variety of sites of interest mainly to anaesthetists, but also contains intensive care unit and emergency medicine links. The homepage offers a choice of French or English as the primary language. There is a search function that enables one to search the links either by category or by using a word string. On the homepage there is also a ...

Critical care and emergency medicine.

The emergency department (ED) and intensive care unit (ICU) are the frontlines in the battle against stroke. It has become increasingly clear that the efficacy of stroke therapy depends first and foremost on early intervention. However, this demanding race against time has overwhelmed many hospitals and emergency departments, creating new demands for rapid patient triage, imaging and monitoring...